Can not activate the file which has a variable name - vba

I have a Project that i have to finish soon but i get error when i try to Activate an Excel file with a variable inside of its Name.I get a runtime error 9 all the time even if I tried almost every Solutions that People suggested me.Thatswhy i send you the whole link, where it can be another Problem which causes this error.
Sub M01_Neue_Maßnahme()
'Variablen definieren
Dim Ord As String
Dim mNummer As String
Dim Jahr As String
Dim Welle As String
Dim Name As String
Dim mNummerGanz As String
Dim Exportart As Integer
Dim strOrdner As String
Dim meldung As String
Dim AlterLinkKurz As String
Dim verknuepfungsname_ist As String
Dim verknuepfungsname_soll As String
Dim verknuepfungsname_soll_teil As String
Exportart = Worksheets("Vorgaben").Range("C5").Value
Ord = Worksheets("Vorgaben").Range("C4").Value
User has been asked to fill out two Input Box, which is for documenting the Excel file while saving it.
mNummer = InputBox("Bitte Maßnahmennummer eingeben")
Welle = InputBox("Bitte Welle auswählen", , "0" & Worksheets("Vorgaben").Range("B15").Value)
mNummerGanz = mNummer & "" & "" & Welle
Dim a As String
Dim b As String
AlterLinkKurz = Worksheets("Eingabefeld").Range("AO47").Value
aLinks = ActiveWorkbook.LinkSources()
If Not IsEmpty(aLinks) Then
For i = 1 To UBound(aLinks)
verknuepfungsname_ist = Mid(aLinks(i), InStrRev(aLinks(i), "\") + 1, Len(aLinks(i)) - InStrRev(aLinks(i), "\"))
verknuepfungsname_soll_teil = Mid(AlterLinkKurz, InStrRev(AlterLinkKurz, "\") + 1, Len(AlterLinkKurz) - InStrRev(AlterLinkKurz, "\"))
If verknuepfungsname_ist = verknuepfungsname_soll_teil Then
'Durch kopieren der xlsx modifizierte Links werden zurückgesetzt
If aLinks(i) <> AlterLinkKurz Then
AlterLinkKurz = aLinks(i)
End If
End If
Next i
End If
NeuerLink = Worksheets("Vorgaben").Range("C10").Value
For Each link In ActiveWorkbook.LinkSources(xlExcelLinks)
If InStr(link, AlterLinkKurz) > 0 Then
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.ChangeLink link, _
NeuerLink, xlLinkTypeExcelLinks
End If
Next
Saving the file with the a variable Name under "Dateiname"
If Exportart = 1 Then
If Dir(Ord, vbDirectory) <> "" Then
Else
MsgBox ("Standardpfad nicht vorhanden." & vbCr & "Datei wird im folgenden Verzeichnis abgelegt:" & vbCr & vbCr & Ord)
MkDir Ord
End If
Dateiname = Ord & mNummerGanz & "_" & Name & ".xlsm"
ThisWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=Dateiname
Now i open a file called 1.xlsm, i want to copy a Content from this file and then activate the variable Named file and paste it on that file. But i get an error.
'Opening 1.xlsm
ChDir _
"Z:\1000_Entwicklung\05_PROJECT\0558000_CFT\055800L_CFT_Projektleitung\99_Arbeitsordner PL\Tanverdi\SummaryPPT"
Workbooks.Open Filename:= _
"Z:\1000_Entwicklung\05_PROJECT\0558000_CFT\055800L_CFT_Projektleitung\99_Arbeitsordner PL\Tanverdi\SummaryPPT\1.xlsm"
Range("G5:P41").Select
Selection.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Format:=xlPicture
I wanted to paste the content in the file which i have saved under variable Dateiname, i get runtime error 9.
Windows(Dateiname).Activate
I am sorry this could be easy to ask but i am new at VBA and Need so much your help.

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Save as CSV saves file with formulas as #NAME?

I have a module function in this report that concatenates certain cells:
Function AnalysisResults(Specs As Range, Results As Range)
AnalysisResults = Join(Specs) & ";" & Replace(Join(Results), ",", ".")
End Function
Private Function Join(Range As Range, Optional ByRef Delimeter As String = " ")
Dim Str As String
For Each cell In Range
If Str <> "" Then Str = Str & Delimeter
Str = Str & cell.Value
Next
Join = Str
End Function
Then i have a command button that save my file as CSV. It works, but the where the function cells are the value saved is #NAME?.
If I Save As manually as CSV comma delimited, it saves correctly and the formula values appears.
Here is the code of the CommandButton:
Dim myValue As Variant
myValue = InputBox("Specifica numele WBT-ului de descarcare:", "Save WBT with the following name", 1)
Range("L2").Value = myValue
Dim CopyToCSV()
Dim MyPath As String
Dim MyFileName As String
Sheets("Manual Discharge WBT").EnableCalculation = True
MyPath = "\\FILES\Transfer\~~TTS Import (do not delete)~~\Import Files\"
MyFileName = Range("L2") & " Discharge " & Format(CStr(Now), " dd_mm_yyyy_hh_mm")
If Not Right(MyPath, 1) = "\" Then MyPath = MyPath & "\"
If Not Right(MyFileName, 4) = ".csv" Then MyFileName = MyFileName & ".csv"
Sheets("Manual Discharge WBT").Copy
With ActiveWorkbook
.SaveAs Filename:= _
MyPath & MyFileName, _
FileFormat:=xlCSVWindows, _
CreateBackup:=False
.Close False
MsgBox "Fisierul tau s-a salvat ca: " & MyFileName
End With
The solution is, you will have to save your AnalysisResults and Join functions as an add-in file .xlam and add to excel at Developer->Add-ins. Doing it this way the above code worked for me when saving to CSV without #NAME?
What was happening here was that when excel is trying to save the file to CSV, it doesn't know what the AnalysisResults function is.

Automatically create at shortcut to a file

I have a small piece of code under a command button click which saves the workbook file with a new name in a new location, I am wondering if it is possible to also automatically create a shortcut to that newly saved workbook in a different location?
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim SelectedFNumber As String
Dim DateStr As String
Dim myFileName As String
Dim StorePath As String
DateStr = Format(Now, "dd.mm.yy HH.mm")
SelectedFNumber = Range("B4").Text
If SelectedFNumber <> "SELECT F NUMBER" And Range("D11") > "0" Then
StorePath = "G:\Targets\" & SelectedFNumber & "\"
myFileName = StorePath & SelectedFNumber & " " & DateStr & ".xlsm
If Len(Dir(StorePath, vbDirectory)) = 0 Then
MkDir StorePath
End If
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=myFileName, FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled
Else
MsgBox "Select an F Number"
End If
End Sub
You basically need to add something like this:
Dim sShortcutLocation As String
sShortcutLocation = "C:\blah\workbook shortcut.lnk"
With CreateObject("WScript.Shell").CreateShortcut(sShortcutLocation)
.TargetPath = myFileName
.Description = "Shortcut to the file"
.Save
End With
changing the location to wherever you want.

Checking if Folder exists, create new Folder if not, save File from the active workbook either way

I am working on editing some code that was written by someone else and I have had very little Excel Macro experience. I am attempting to save a file to a network location after the code completes. The person who made this program had it being saved to the wrong location and didn't have it checking if the Folder exists or not.
This is what I currently have for grabbing the file for formatting...
It needs to grab the variable file name &MA&.txt from this location...
C:\Twist Check Vaules\&MS& &MP&\$MA%.txt
For example, if MS = TEST and MP = GO and MA = A then...
C:\Twist Check Vaules\TEST GO\A.txt
[Formats File]
Then at the end it needs to check to see if there is already a folder with the same name as the variables above but in a separate location...
Ex. Check for this folder...
O:\diaph\sdata\Blinglet\&MS& &MP&
For example, if MS = TEST and MP = GO...
O:\diaph\sdata\Blinglet\TEST GO
If this folder exists it needs to keep moving on, if not it needs to create it.
Then finally the file by the name of $MA$.txt or using the example, A.txt needs to be saved in that location...
O:\diaph\sdata\Blinglet\TEST GO
I tried looking this up myself but I have been having a lot of trouble since I am so new to excel macro. Any help would be much appreciated!
Sub Polywork_Formating_Macro()
MsgBox ("Polyworks Data Formatting: Autostart Macro in Excel")
Dim idx As Integer
Dim fpath As String
Dim fname As String
Dim MS As String
Dim FileTitle As String
Dim MP As String
Dim MA As String
Dim question As Variant
MS = InputBox("Enter Shop Order:", "File Name")
MP = InputBox("Enter Job Number:", "File Name")
MA = InputBox("Enter A, B , or 360:", "File Name")
FileTitle = " " & MA & ".xls"
idx = 0
fpath = "C:\Twist Check Values\" & MS & "\" & MP & "\" & MA & "\"
fname = Dir(fpath & "*.txt")
While (Len(fname) > 0)
idx = idx + 1
Sheets.Add.Name = fname`enter code here`
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:="TEXT;" _
& fpath & fname, Destination:=Range("A2"))
.Name = "a" & idx
[
FORMATTING CODE IN THE MIDDLE REMOVED
]
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="O:\diaph\sdata\Blinglet\" & MS & "\" & MP & "\" & FileTitle & ""
question = MsgBox("Are There AnyMore Files To Be Formated?", vbYesNo)
If question = vbYes Then
Workbooks.Open "C:\Stage Formatter.xlsm"
End If
End Sub
For you file path and name you need double quotes around the strings.
Dim strFilePath as string
str = "C:\Twist Check Vaules\" & MS & MP & "\" & MA & ".txt
For you filesystem functions you will need to reference the library. In the VBA IDE go to the tools menu and select references. Select "Microsoft scripting runtime".
Then you can declare a filesystemobject. That can be used for you folder and file functions.
Dim fldr As Object
Dim strFolder as string
Dim fs As FileSystemObject
Set fs = New FileSystemObject
strFolder = "C:\Twist Check Vaules\" & MS & MP & "\"
If fs.FolderExists(strFolder) = true Then
'Do nothing
else
msbbox ("Folder is missing")
'or you can create it
Set fldr = fs.CreateFolder(strFolder)
If fldr Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "Could not create the folder"
End If
End if
For your text file:
Dim ts As TextStream
Set fs = New FileSystemObject
Set ts = fs.CreateTextFile("C:\Temp\test.txt", True, False)
ts.WriteLine "Whatever text you are writing to the file."
'Clean up
ts.Close: Set ts = Nothing
Set fs = Nothing

Read a value from a cell without opening the Workbook [duplicate]

I found this bit of code and thought it might be good to use if I just need to pull one value from a closed sheet.
strInfoCell = "'" & strPath & "[" & strFile & "]Sheet1'!R3C3"
myvalue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(strInfoCell)
When I run this code I get a value for strinfocell of
'C:\Users\my.name\Desktop[QOS DGL stuff.xlsx]Sheet1'!R3C3
But when I run the code a dialogue pops up, showing desktop files with "QOS DGL suff" showing.
What's causing this, why is it not just pulling back the data as expected?
I know the path and file name are right, because if I copy them from the debug output and paste them in to start>>run then the correct sheet opens.
I know that Sheet1 (named: ACL), does have a value in cells(3,3)
It depends on how you use it. The open file dialog box is being showed to you because the "strPath" doesn't have a "" in the end ;)
Try this code.
Option Explicit
Sub Sample()
Dim wbPath As String, wbName As String
Dim wsName As String, cellRef As String
Dim Ret As String
'wbPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Siddharth Rout\Desktop\"
wbPath = "C:\Users\my.name\Desktop\"
wbName = "QOS DGL stuff.xls"
wsName = "ACL"
cellRef = "C3"
Ret = "'" & wbPath & "[" & wbName & "]" & _
wsName & "'!" & Range(cellRef).Address(True, True, -4150)
MsgBox ExecuteExcel4Macro(Ret)
End Sub
Similar application, but no hard coded paths as in the examples above. This function copies the value from another closed workbook, similar to the =INDIRECT() function, but not as sophisticated. This only returns the value...not a reference..so it cannot be used with further functions which require references (i.e.: VLOOKUP()). Paste this code into a new VBA module:
'Requires filename, sheetname as first argument and cell reference as second argument
'Usage: type in an excel cell -> =getvalue(A1,B1)
'Example of A1 -> C:\TEMP\[FILE1.XLS]SHEET1'
'Example of B1 -> B3
'This will fetch contents of cell (B3) located in (sheet1) of (c:\temp\file1.xls)
'Create a module and paste the code into the module (e.g. Module1, Module2)
Public xlapp As Object
Public Function getvalue(ByVal filename As String, ref As String) As Variant
' Retrieves a value from a closed workbook
Dim arg As String
Dim path As String
Dim file As String
filename = Trim(filename)
path = Mid(filename, 1, InStrRev(filename, "\"))
file = Mid(filename, InStr(1, filename, "[") + 1, InStr(1, filename, "]") - InStr(1, filename, "[") - 1)
If Dir(path & file) = "" Then
getvalue = "File Not Found"
Exit Function
End If
If xlapp Is Nothing Then
'Object must be created only once and not at each function call
Set xlapp = CreateObject("Excel.application")
End If
' Create the argument
arg = "'" & filename & "'!" & Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1)
'Execute an XLM macro
getvalue = xlapp.ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg)
End Function
Code above
strInfoCell = "'" & strPath & "[" & strFile & "]Sheet1'!R3C3"
myvalue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(strInfoCell)
Should read
strInfoCell = "'" & strPath & "[" & strFile & "]" & "Sheet1'!R3C3"
myvalue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(strInfoCell)
It is missing " & "
No need for a function
Cheers
Neil
Data = "'" & GetDirectory & "[" & GetFileName & "]" & Sheet & "'!" & Range(Address).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1)
Address = "$C$3"
GetDirectory = "C:\Users\my.name\Desktop\"
GetFileName = "QOS DGL stuff.xlsx"
Sheet = "ACL"

Exporting MS Access Forms and Class / Modules Recursively to text files?

I found some code on an ancient message board that nicely exports all of the VBA code from classes, modules and forms (see below):
Option Explicit
Option Compare Database
Function SaveToFile() 'Save the code for all modules to files in currentDatabaseDir\Code
Dim Name As String
Dim WasOpen As Boolean
Dim Last As Integer
Dim I As Integer
Dim TopDir As String, Path As String, FileName As String
Dim F As Long 'File for saving code
Dim LineCount As Long 'Line count of current module
I = InStrRev(CurrentDb.Name, "\")
TopDir = VBA.Left(CurrentDb.Name, I - 1)
Path = TopDir & "\" & "Code" 'Path where the files will be written
If (Dir(Path, vbDirectory) = "") Then
MkDir Path 'Ensure this exists
End If
'--- SAVE THE STANDARD MODULES CODE ---
Last = Application.CurrentProject.AllModules.Count - 1
For I = 0 To Last
Name = CurrentProject.AllModules(I).Name
WasOpen = True 'Assume already open
If Not CurrentProject.AllModules(I).IsLoaded Then
WasOpen = False 'Not currently open
DoCmd.OpenModule Name 'So open it
End If
LineCount = Access.Modules(Name).CountOfLines
FileName = Path & "\" & Name & ".vba"
If (Dir(FileName) <> "") Then
Kill FileName 'Delete previous version
End If
'Save current version
F = FreeFile
Open FileName For Output Access Write As #F
Print #F, Access.Modules(Name).Lines(1, LineCount)
Close #F
If Not WasOpen Then
DoCmd.Close acModule, Name 'It wasn't open, so close it again
End If
Next
'--- SAVE FORMS MODULES CODE ---
Last = Application.CurrentProject.AllForms.Count - 1
For I = 0 To Last
Name = CurrentProject.AllForms(I).Name
WasOpen = True
If Not CurrentProject.AllForms(I).IsLoaded Then
WasOpen = False
DoCmd.OpenForm Name, acDesign
End If
LineCount = Access.Forms(Name).Module.CountOfLines
FileName = Path & "\" & Name & ".vba"
If (Dir(FileName) <> "") Then
Kill FileName
End If
F = FreeFile
Open FileName For Output Access Write As #F
Print #F, Access.Forms(Name).Module.Lines(1, LineCount)
Close #F
If Not WasOpen Then
DoCmd.Close acForm, Name
End If
Next
MsgBox "Created source files in " & Path
End Function
However, this code does not solve my problem since I have 110 ms-access *.mdb's that I need to export the vba from into text files suitable for grepping.
The paths to the 110 files I'm interested in are already stored in a table, and my code already gained this information recursively (along with some other filtering)...so the recursive part is done.
Most of these files are opened by a single access user security file, an .mdw and I have tried several methods of opening them. ADO and ADOX worked great when I was searching for linked tables in these directories...but the code above involves being inside the database you are exporting the data from, and I want to be able to do this from a separate database that opens all of the mdbs and performs the export on each of them.
One of my attempts at this involved using the PrivDBEngine class to connect to the databases externally, but it doesn't allow me to access the Application object which is what the export code above requires.
Private Sub exportToFile(db_path As String, db_id As String, loginInfo As AuthInfoz, errFile As Variant)
Dim pdbeNew As PrivDBEngine
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim ws As DAO.Workspace
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim cn As ADODB.Connection ' ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset ' ADODB.Recordset
Dim strConnect As String
Dim blnReturn As Boolean
Dim Doc As Document
Dim mdl As Module
Dim lngCount As Long
Dim strForm As String
Dim strOneLine As String
Dim sPtr As Integer
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set exportFile = fso.CreateTextFile("E:\Tickets\CSN1006218\vbacode\" & db_id & ".txt", ForAppending)
' Export stuff...
On Error GoTo errorOut
Set pdbeNew = New PrivDBEngine
With pdbeNew
.SystemDB = loginInfo.workgroup
.DefaultUser = loginInfo.username
.DefaultPassword = loginInfo.password
End With
Set ws = pdbeNew.Workspaces(0)
Set db = ws.OpenDatabase(db_path)
For Each Doc In db.Containers("Modules").Documents
DoCmd.OpenModule Doc.Name
Set mdl = Modules(Doc.Name)
exportFile.WriteLine ("---------------------")
exportFile.WriteLine ("Module Name: " & Doc.Name)
exportFile.WriteLine ("Module Type: " & mdl.Type)
exportFile.WriteLine ("---------------------")
lngCount = lngCount + mdl.CountOfLines
'For i = 1 To lngCount
' strOneLine = mdl.Lines(i, 1)
' exportFile.WriteLine (strOneLine)
'Next i
Set mdl = Nothing
DoCmd.Close acModule, Doc.Name
Next Doc
Close_n_exit:
If Not (db Is Nothing) Then
Call wk.Close
Set wk = Nothing
Call db.Close
End If
Call exportFile.Close
Set exportFile = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
Exit Sub
errorOut:
Debug.Print "----------------"
Debug.Print "BEGIN: Err"
If err.Number <> 0 Then
Msg = "Error # " & Str(err.Number) & " was generated by " _
& err.Source & Chr(13) & "Error Line: " & Erl & Chr(13) & err.Description
'MsgBox Msg, , "Error", err.HelpFile, err.HelpContext
Debug.Print Msg
End If
Resume Close_n_exit
End Sub
Is there anyway to access the application object from a PrivDBEngine? I have alot of modules that need grepping.
You can also try this code. It will preserve the items' filetypes (.bas, .cls, .frm)
Remember to refer to / Check the Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Extensibility Library in
VBE > Tools > References
Public Sub ExportAllCode()
Dim c As VBComponent
Dim Sfx As String
For Each c In Application.VBE.VBProjects(1).VBComponents
Select Case c.Type
Case vbext_ct_ClassModule, vbext_ct_Document
Sfx = ".cls"
Case vbext_ct_MSForm
Sfx = ".frm"
Case vbext_ct_StdModule
Sfx = ".bas"
Case Else
Sfx = ""
End Select
If Sfx <> "" Then
c.Export _
Filename:=CurrentProject.Path & "\" & _
c.Name & Sfx
End If
Next c
End Sub
You can use the Access.Application object.
Also, in order to avoid multiple confirmation dialogs when opening the databases, just change the security level in Tools / Macros / Security.
And to open multiple databases with user/password you can join the workgroup (Tools / Security / Workgroup administrator) and log in with the desired user/password (from the database with the SaveToFile function), then run the code. Remember, later on, to join the default workgroup (you can try to join an inexistent workgroup and access will revert to the default).
Option Explicit
Option Compare Database
'Save the code for all modules to files in currentDatabaseDir\Code
Public Function SaveToFile()
On Error GoTo SaveToFile_Err
Dim Name As String
Dim WasOpen As Boolean
Dim Last As Integer
Dim i As Integer
Dim TopDir As String, Path As String, FileName As String
Dim F As Long 'File for saving code
Dim LineCount As Long 'Line count of current module
Dim oApp As New Access.Application
' Open remote database
oApp.OpenCurrentDatabase ("D:\Access\myDatabase.mdb"), False
i = InStrRev(oApp.CurrentDb.Name, "\")
TopDir = VBA.Left(oApp.CurrentDb.Name, i - 1)
Path = TopDir & "\" & "Code" 'Path where the files will be written
If (Dir(Path, vbDirectory) = "") Then
MkDir Path 'Ensure this exists
End If
'--- SAVE THE STANDARD MODULES CODE ---
Last = oApp.CurrentProject.AllModules.Count - 1
For i = 0 To Last
Name = oApp.CurrentProject.AllModules(i).Name
WasOpen = True 'Assume already open
If Not oApp.CurrentProject.AllModules(i).IsLoaded Then
WasOpen = False 'Not currently open
oApp.DoCmd.OpenModule Name 'So open it
End If
LineCount = oApp.Modules(Name).CountOfLines
FileName = Path & "\" & Name & ".vba"
If (Dir(FileName) <> "") Then
Kill FileName 'Delete previous version
End If
'Save current version
F = FreeFile
Open FileName For Output Access Write As #F
Print #F, oApp.Modules(Name).Lines(1, LineCount)
Close #F
If Not WasOpen Then
oApp.DoCmd.Close acModule, Name 'It wasn't open, so close it again
End If
Next
'--- SAVE FORMS MODULES CODE ---
Last = oApp.CurrentProject.AllForms.Count - 1
For i = 0 To Last
Name = oApp.CurrentProject.AllForms(i).Name
WasOpen = True
If Not oApp.CurrentProject.AllForms(i).IsLoaded Then
WasOpen = False
oApp.DoCmd.OpenForm Name, acDesign
End If
LineCount = oApp.Forms(Name).Module.CountOfLines
FileName = Path & "\" & Name & ".vba"
If (Dir(FileName) <> "") Then
Kill FileName
End If
F = FreeFile
Open FileName For Output Access Write As #F
Print #F, oApp.Forms(Name).Module.Lines(1, LineCount)
Close #F
If Not WasOpen Then
oApp.DoCmd.Close acForm, Name
End If
Next
'--- SAVE REPORTS MODULES CODE ---
Last = oApp.CurrentProject.AllReports.Count - 1
For i = 0 To Last
Name = oApp.CurrentProject.AllReports(i).Name
WasOpen = True
If Not oApp.CurrentProject.AllReports(i).IsLoaded Then
WasOpen = False
oApp.DoCmd.OpenReport Name, acDesign
End If
LineCount = oApp.Reports(Name).Module.CountOfLines
FileName = Path & "\" & Name & ".vba"
If (Dir(FileName) <> "") Then
Kill FileName
End If
F = FreeFile
Open FileName For Output Access Write As #F
Print #F, oApp.Reports(Name).Module.Lines(1, LineCount)
Close #F
If Not WasOpen Then
oApp.DoCmd.Close acReport, Name
End If
Next
MsgBox "Created source files in " & Path
' Reset the security level
Application.AutomationSecurity = msoAutomationSecurityByUI
SaveToFile_Exit:
If Not oApp.CurrentDb Is Nothing Then oApp.CloseCurrentDatabase
If Not oApp Is Nothing Then Set oApp = Nothing
Exit function
SaveToFile_Err:
MsgBox ("Error " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description)
Resume SaveToFile_Exit
End Function
I have added code for the Reports modules. When I get some time I'll try to refactor the code.
I find this a great contribution. Thanks for sharing.
Regards
================= EDIT ==================
After a while I found the way to export the whole database (tables and queries included) and have been using it for version control in Git.
Of course, if you have really big tables what you really want is a backup. This I use with the tables in its initial state, many of them empty, for development purposes only.
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Const VB_MODULE As Integer = 1
Private Const VB_CLASS As Integer = 2
Private Const VB_FORM As Integer = 100
Private Const EXT_TABLE As String = ".tbl"
Private Const EXT_QUERY As String = ".qry"
Private Const EXT_MODULE As String = ".bas"
Private Const EXT_CLASS As String = ".cls"
Private Const EXT_FORM As String = ".frm"
Private Const CODE_FLD As String = "code"
Private Const mblnSave As Boolean = True ' False: just generate the script
'
'
Public Sub saveAllAsText()
Dim oTable As TableDef
Dim oQuery As QueryDef
Dim oCont As Container
Dim oForm As Document
Dim oModule As Object
Dim FSO As Object
Dim strPath As String
Dim strName As String
Dim strFileName As String
'**
On Error GoTo errHandler
strPath = CurrentProject.path
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strPath = addFolder(FSO, strPath, Application.CurrentProject.name & "_" & CODE_FLD)
strPath = addFolder(FSO, strPath, Format(Date, "yyyy.mm.dd"))
For Each oTable In CurrentDb.TableDefs
strName = oTable.name
If left(strName, 4) <> "MSys" Then
strFileName = strPath & "\" & strName & EXT_TABLE
If mblnSave Then Application.ExportXML acExportTable, strName, strFileName, strFileName & ".XSD", strFileName & ".XSL", , acUTF8, acEmbedSchema + acExportAllTableAndFieldProperties
Debug.Print "Application.ImportXML """ & strFileName & """, acStructureAndData"
End If
Next
For Each oQuery In CurrentDb.QueryDefs
strName = oQuery.name
If left(strName, 1) <> "~" Then
strFileName = strPath & "\" & strName & EXT_QUERY
If mblnSave Then Application.SaveAsText acQuery, strName, strFileName
Debug.Print "Application.LoadFromText acQuery, """ & strName & """, """ & strFileName & """"
End If
Next
Set oCont = CurrentDb.Containers("Forms")
For Each oForm In oCont.Documents
strName = oForm.name
strFileName = strPath & "\" & strName & EXT_FORM
If mblnSave Then Application.SaveAsText acForm, strName, strFileName
Debug.Print "Application.LoadFromText acForm, """ & strName & """, """ & strFileName & """"
Next
strPath = addFolder(FSO, strPath, "modules")
For Each oModule In Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents
strName = oModule.name
strFileName = strPath & "\" & strName
Select Case oModule.Type
Case VB_MODULE
If mblnSave Then oModule.Export strFileName & EXT_MODULE
Debug.Print "Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Import """ & strFileName & EXT_MODULE; """"
Case VB_CLASS
If mblnSave Then oModule.Export strFileName & EXT_CLASS
Debug.Print "Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents.Import """ & strFileName & EXT_CLASS; """"
Case VB_FORM
' Do not export form modules (already exported the complete forms)
Case Else
Debug.Print "Unknown module type: " & oModule.Type, oModule.name
End Select
Next
If mblnSave Then MsgBox "Files saved in " & strPath, vbOKOnly, "Export Complete"
Exit Sub
errHandler:
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
Stop: Resume
End Sub
'
'
' Create a folder when necessary. Append the folder name to the given path.
'
Private Function addFolder(ByRef FSO As Object, ByVal strPath As String, ByVal strAdd As String) As String
addFolder = strPath & "\" & strAdd
If Not FSO.FolderExists(addFolder) Then MkDir addFolder
End Function
'
EDIT2
When saving queries, they often get changed in trivial aspects which I don't want to get commited to the git repository. I changed the code so it just exports the SQL code in the query.
For Each oQuery In CurrentDb.QueryDefs
strName = oQuery.Name
If Left(strName, 1) <> "~" Then
strFileName = strPath & "\" & strName & EXT_QUERY
saveQueryAsText oQuery, strFileName
End If
Next
'
' Save just the SQL code in the query
'
Private Sub saveQueryAsText(ByVal oQuery As QueryDef, ByVal strFileName As String)
Dim intFile As Integer
intFile = FreeFile
Open strFileName For Output As intFile
Print #intFile, oQuery.sql
Close intFile
End Sub
And to import and recreate the database I use another module, mDBImport. In the repository, the modules are contained in the 'modules' subfolder:
Private Const repoPath As String = "C:\your\repository\path\here"
Public Sub loadFromText(Optional ByVal strPath As String = REPOPATH)
dim FSO as Object
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(strPath)
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each oFile In oFolder.files
Select Case FSO.GetExtensionName(oFile.Path)
Case "tbl"
Application.ImportXML oFile.Path, acStructureAndData
Case "qry"
intFile = FreeFile
Open oFile.Path For Input As #intFile
strSQL = Input$(LOF(intFile), intFile)
Close intFile
CurrentDb.CreateQueryDef Replace(oFile.Name, ".qry", ""), strSQL
Case "frm"
Application.loadFromText acForm, Replace(oFile.Name, ".frm", ""), oFile.Path
End Select
Next oFile
' load modules and class modules
strPath = FSO.BuildPath(strPath, "modules")
If Not FSO.FolderExists(strPath) Then Err.Raise vbObjectError + 4, , "Modules folder doesn't exist!"
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(strPath)
With Application.VBE.ActiveVBProject.VBComponents
For Each oFile In oFolder.files
Select Case FSO.GetExtensionName(oFile.Path)
Case "cls", "bas"
If oFile.Name <> "mDBImport.bas" Then .Import oFile.Path
End Select
Next oFile
End With
MsgBox "The database objects where correctly loaded.", vbOKOnly, "LoadFromText"
Exit Sub
errHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical + vbOKOnly
End Sub
Like for MS Excel, you can also use a loop over the Application.VBE.VBProjects(1).VBComponents and use the Export method to export your modules/classes/forms:
Const VB_MODULE = 1
Const VB_CLASS = 2
Const VB_FORM = 100
Const EXT_MODULE = ".bas"
Const EXT_CLASS = ".cls"
Const EXT_FORM = ".frm"
Const CODE_FLD = "Code"
Sub ExportAllCode()
Dim fileName As String
Dim exportPath As String
Dim ext As String
Dim FSO As Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Set export path and ensure its existence
exportPath = CurrentProject.path & "\" & CODE_FLD
If Not FSO.FolderExists(exportPath) Then
MkDir exportPath
End If
' The loop over all modules/classes/forms
For Each c In Application.VBE.VBProjects(1).VBComponents
' Get the filename extension from type
ext = vbExtFromType(c.Type)
If ext <> "" Then
fileName = c.name & ext
debugPrint "Exporting " & c.name & " to file " & fileName
' THE export
c.Export exportPath & "\" & fileName
Else
debugPrint "Unknown VBComponent type: " & c.Type
End If
Next c
End Sub
' Helper function that translates VBComponent types into file extensions
' Returns an empty string for unknown types
Function vbExtFromType(ByVal ctype As Integer) As String
Select Case ctype
Case VB_MODULE
vbExtFromType = EXT_MODULE
Case VB_CLASS
vbExtFromType = EXT_CLASS
Case VB_FORM
vbExtFromType = EXT_FORM
End Select
End Function
Only takes a fraction of a second to execute.
Cheers
Lovely answer Clon.
Just a slight variation if you are trying to open MDBs that has a startup form and/or a AutoExec macro and above doesn't always seem to work reliably.
Looking at this answer on another website: By pass startup form / macros and scrolling almost to the end of the discussion is some code which temporarily gets rid of the startup form settings and extracts the AutoExec macro to your database before writing over it with an TempAutoExec macro (which does nothing), does some work (between lines 'Read command bars and app.CloseCurrentDatabase) and then fixes everything back again.
IDK why no one has suggested this before, but here is a small piece of code I use for this. Pretty simple and straightforward
Public Sub VBAExportModule()
On Error GoTo Errg
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT MSysObjects.Name FROM MSysObjects WHERE Type=-32761", dbOpenDynaset, dbSeeChanges)
Do Until rs.EOF
Application.SaveAsText acModule, rs("Name"), "C:\" & rs("Name") & ".txt"
rs.MoveNext
Loop
Cleanup:
If Not rs Is Nothing Then rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Exit Sub
Errg:
GoTo Cleanup
End Sub
another way is keep most used code in one external master.mdb
and join it to any count of *.mdbs trough Modules->Tools->References->Browse->...\master.mdb
the only problem in old 97 Access you can Debug, Edit and Save directly in destination.mdb,
but in all newer, since MA 2000, 'Save' option is gone and any warnings on close unsaved code